Building network automation solutions

9 module online course

Every time a new simple programming language is invented, we go through the same predictable cycle:

Tons of hype;

Unbounded enthusiasm when people who never worked in target environment realize they could get something simple done in a short time;

Ever-worsening headaches as the enthusiasts try to get a real job done with the shiny new tool;

Disappointment;

A more powerful language is invented to replace the old one.

A few years ago we experienced the same cycle when OpenFlow was the-one-tool-to-bind-them all. Not surprisingly, P4 (a more powerful language) was quickly proposed… ironically by the same people who were telling us how awesome OpenFlow was.

The author

Ivan Pepelnjak (CCIE#1354 Emeritus), Independent Network Architect at ipSpace.net, has been designing and implementing large-scale data communications networks as well as teaching and writing books about advanced internetworking technologies since 1990.